Adding channels anyone ever herd of this?

[BrentSSL]

I'm posting this for 2 reasons 1 just incase someone else wants to try this andn second i'm wondering if anyone else has tried this or heard of it or tried a different way thats possibly easier? Or maybe a link to a place on the net with more info? I'm attempting to use a fender preamp with my Racktifier to add a clean channel I am going to split the signal using an a/b box and use an RJM micro line mixer to add a 3rd channel
: A/B out front.
A into Recto/B into fender preamp.
Recto Fx Send and preamp pre into a small line mixer.
Mixer back into Recto Fx Return.
since I have two Preamp signals (the Recto send for the gain, and the M80 for My Clean) I'm going to have to mix those down to a single output which will go to the fx Return on the Recto.

Again the idea is-
To send your guitar into an A/B pedal. When you step on A it sends your guitar signal to the Recto. When you step on B it sends your guitar signal to your "clean" channel. Which can be a pedal, or preamp. You then take the fx send of the Recto into a small line mixer. Take the output of the "clean" pedal/preamp into the line mixer as well. The output of the line mixer goes into the FX return on the Recto. Which then goes through the Recto's power section. Only the signal being passed by the A/B pedal goes through the Recto or "clean" to the line mixer. So, which ever you chose is what is then amplified by the power section. and since the preamp has 2 channels I will basicially have 4 channels if this works

I want to thank Shark Diver from rigtalk for giving me this valuable information I am just posting it to try to get more info on this whole idea and I believe it could benefit alot of musicians and gear heads.

 

[BrentSSL]

Really? nothing? I can't get any info on this furom anyone lol come on smart people chime in

 

[elvis]

Really? One day without a response on a major holiday weekend? UN-believable.

Your proposed solution should work.

Alternatives:

Send guitar to both the amp and preamp (buffer and Y-cable). Send the output of the preamp and the FX send of the racto to the A/B box, then to any loop effects, then to the FX return of the racto.

Use an A/B loop switch. This will switch BOTH the inputs and outputs of the preamps. Mesa's HGAS does this, as well as many other boxes. Guitar to loop switch in. Switch send A to racto, send B to preamp. Racto FX send to switch return A, preamp out to switch return B. Switch out to loop effects, then racto FX return.

 

[BrentSSL]

haha I wasn't serious I was just stuck at work and I'm really really bored in trying to get something to do lol. But I like your two methods of doing that I'm going to try everything I can to see what's the easiest and what's the least amount of wires. I also wanted to try the four cable method with an a/b switch somewhere

 

[APEMAN]

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[Vigo1999]

haha I wasn't serious I was just stuck at work and I'm really really bored in trying to get something to do lol. But I like your two methods of doing that I'm going to try everything I can to see what's the easiest and what's the least amount of wires. I also wanted to try the four cable method with an a/b switch somewhere

when im using a 2 channel amp or a single channel amp and want do open the sonic possibilities adding another preamp (a vtwin for ex), i use this:


http://www.hobbertt.com.br/loop_selector.htm

with that you can make an analog 4 cm, without the hassle of midi setups and stuff.

for instance i can transform my 2 ch stiletto into a fullbore 3 ch rock machine (v twin clean, stilettos ch 1 crunch for dirty rhytm and ch 2 tite gain for dist/lead sounds).

my 0.02 8)

 

[BrentSSL]

thanks vigo

 

[MrMarkIII]

Whatever you plug into the Effect Return is going to interrupt, bypass, and nullify whatever is in front of it, i.e., the entire front end of the amp, from the input jack to the Send jack.
You are completely bypassing the front end of the Recto and using *only* the power amp section.
Sorry to be a buzzkill.